Art of Illusion is a free, open source 3D modelling and rendering
studio. Many of its capabilities rival those found in commercial
programs. Highlights include subdivision surface based modelling tools,
skeleton based animation, and a graphical language for designing
procedural textures and materials.
This version is both stable and powerful enough to be used for serious,
high end animation work.

Blacksmith3D provides you with a host of tools for reshaping
and painting your 3D characters and objects. Never before has it been so
easy to do. Features that are normally found in expensive, and hard to
learn software packages have been brought together in this easy and
affordable 3D detailing solution.
Designed for professional cg artists and novices, Blacksmith3D provides
artists with easy-to-use tools to create high quality art. 3D artists
who are using popular modeling, animation and rendering packages find
Blacksmith3D very simple to integrate into their pipeline and enhance
the quality of their art in a short period of time. 2D artists, who are
looking to experiment with 3D software, find Blacksmith3D very
intuitive, as it has a common 2D paint application look and feel.

Blender is a full functional integrated 3D creation software suite. It
lets users create high quality 3D graphics, movies and replay real-time,
interactive 3D content. Over the last decade, Blender has evolved as an
in-house tool for a leading European animation studio. Blender is
powerful technology used for creating broadcast quality 3D content.

BodyPaint 3D offers the ultimate control over your textures with
complete layers, filters and tablet support - all optimized for working
in 3D. With BodyPaint 3D you can paint on up to ten channels with a
single stroke, so a brush can define an entire material rather than a
single color. Plus, BodyPaint 3D's exclusive RayBrush technology lets
you view the results of your painting realtime in a rendered image.

License: Demo, $995 - Standalone Version - note that BodyPaint 3D is included in all versions of Cinema 4D

The amazingly powerful 3D modeling, rendering and animation software for Apple Mac OS X.
Cheetah3D is a powerful and easy to learn 3D modeling, rendering and
animation application which was developed from the ground up for Mac OS
X. So jump right into the world of computer generated imaging, create 3D
artwork for your next iPhone game or make your first animated character.

Cinema 4D is the professional 3D package for your needs. If you want to
create advanced 3D graphics but need a helping hand to ensure you create
jaw-dropping graphics quickly and easily, then Cinema 4D is the choice
for you. Despite being designed for advanced 3D, the extra tools found
in Cinema 4D Studio are still designed to be user-friendly and
intuitive. Generating advanced 3D effects such as hair is surprisingly
easy and fast, with Cinema 4D doing much of the work for you.

Powerful and FREE 3D creation software tool that is not only easy to use
yet but feature and functionality rich. Whether you are a novice or
proficient 3D artist or 3D animator - Daz Studio enables you to create
amazing 3D Art.

Not only is EIAS the fastest renderer on Earth, it is clearly one of the
easiest and most intuitive 3D applications to learn. You will be
creating beautiful images in no time, and you will wonder why anyone
uses those other bloat-ware 3D applications.
EIAS is a suite of several high-end applications giving you the
power, quality, and sophistication you expect from a 3D software
program. These applications include Animator, Camera, Renderama, and
Radiosity. This suite of applications continues its legacy of creating
breathtaking character animations, building new worlds with 3D matte
painting, and design sophisticated product concepts - you can do all of
this and more with EIAS! So don't be suckered into spending
thousands of dollars on inferior 3D applications.

form-Z is an award winning general purpose solid and surface
modeler with an extensive set of 2D/3D form manipulating and sculpting
capabilities, many of which are unique. It is an effective design tool for
architects, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, animators and
illustrators, industrial and interior designers, and all design fields that deal
with the articulation of 3D spaces and forms. form-Z is highly responsive
to the needs of mature designers and, at the same time, novices can use it
with ease.
form-Z RadioZity is the version of form-Z that includes radiosity based
rendering, provided by the LightWorks® radiosity engine. With form-Z
RadioZity, the distribution of light in an environment can be simulated in a
physically accurate manner.
formZ RenderZone Plus is the version of formZ that, in addition to all
the modeling/drafting/animation tools found in the basic package
(described here), includes photorealistic rendering based on the
LightWorks rendering engine. It offers three levels of rendering:
simple, z-buffer, and raytrace. A user can start developing the image of
a 3D model at the simple level and gradually turn on features and render
it at the most photorealistic level.

Proven for years in television, film, and games, LightWave 3D® is also
being used to create graphics for print, web, industrial design,
architecture, medical imaging, and many other applications. A full,
robust program, LightWave 3D includes many of the tools that others sell
separately. Soft-body dynamics, particles, hair and fur, plus unlimited
render nodes, to name a few; LightWave 3D ships with all the tools an
artist needs to create virtually anything.

The award winning Maya software is the world's most powerfully
integrated 3D modeling, animation, effects, and rendering solution. Maya
also adds to the quality and realism of 2D graphics. That's why film and
video artists, game developers, visualization professionals, Web and
print designers turn to Maya to realize their creative vision.

Modo delivers the next evolution of 3D modeling, painting and rendering
in a single integrated and accelerated package for the Mac and PC. And
now, modo is a true end-to-end solution that includes true 3D sculpting
tools, animation and network rendering! More than just features, modo is
a truly elegant integration of technology, raw horsepower and refined
workflow.

The Ozone plug-in lets you create and render hyper-realistic skies and
atmospheres in Maya, Lightwave and Cinema4D.
Ozone implements the cutting-edge technologies developped by e-on
software for the simulation and rendering of atmospheric effects. Its
atmospheres provide an accurately simulated environment that affects all
elements of your scenes and behaves according to nature's rules.

Design, pose and animate human figures in 3D quickly and easily. Poser's
unique interface unlocks the secrets of working with the human form.
Poser includes everything you need to dress figures, style hair and
point and click to add accessories from the content library. You can
create anything from photorealistic content to cartoon images, learning
illustrations to modern art. Make figures walk, dance or run to create
animations for short videos or film.

Silo is a next-generation production-quality 3D modeling program,
employing advanced modeling tools and completely integrated subdivision
surfaces. From other-worldly character models to modernist building
designs, Silo is being used now in work in video games, architectural
design, film animation, and more.

There's a reason SketchUp is synonymous with friendly and forgiving 3D
modeling software: we don't sacrifice usability for the sake of
functionality. Start by drawing lines and shapes. Push and pull surfaces
to turn them into 3D forms. Stretch, copy, rotate and paint to make
anything you like.

Design 3D gives you all the tools you need to complete professional 3D
projects. This includes integrated modeling and scene composition so you
can get to the final high quality images and animations that
professional studios demand. Even though Design 3D is a stand-alone
solution, it’s still connected to the other tools and resources you need
so your overall workflow efficiency is maximized.

Wings 3D is a subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware.
Wings 3D offers a wide range of modeling tools, a customizable
interface, support for lights and materials, and a built-in AutoUV
mapping facility. There is no support in Wings for animation.

ZBrush revolutionizes digital modeling and unleashes your creative power
by delivering a topological-free sculpting process with new tools like
DynaMesh. When sculpting with traditional techniques, polygons become
stretched and difficult to work with. Now with a quick gesture, ZBrush
will instantly generate a new sculpting-friendly model with uniform
polygon distribution. This makes it possible for you to focus only on
the visual aspects of your model, without worrying about its underlying
geometry.